“This morning I have been pondering a nearly forgotten lesson I learned in high school music. Sometimes in band or in choir, music requires players or singers to hold a note longer than they actually can hold a note. In those cases, we are taught to mindfully stagger when we took a breath so the sound appeared uninterrupted. Everyone got to breathe, and the music stayed strong and vibrant. Yesterday I read an article that suggested the administrations’ litany of bad executive orders (more expected on LGBTQ next week) is a way of giving us “protest fatigue” - we will literally lose our will to continue the fight in the fact of the onslaught of negative action. Let’s remember MUSIC. Take a breath. The rest of the chorus will sing. The rest of the band will play. Rejoin so others can breathe. Together, we can sustain a very long, beautiful song for a very, very long time. You don’t have to do it all, but you must add your voice to the song. With special love to all the musicians and music teachers in my life” ~Susan
Already!! The road is closed over the Winter and just opened last week. It has tight hairpin turns! The state has MANY signs that say "Your GPS is Wrong!" and "$2400 fine" but tractor trailer drivers try it anyway. I don't know how this one got through the barricades they put up last year. It’s frustrating because it requires special equipment to extract the stuck truck. It’s also a huge source of humour here; we even have lotteries to guess when the first truck will get stuck, like we have a lottery for when the last of the ice will melt on “Joe’s Pond.”
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DeleteBeautifully said by Michael Moore:
ReplyDelete“This morning I have been pondering a nearly forgotten lesson I learned in high school music. Sometimes in band or in choir, music requires players or singers to hold a note longer than they actually can hold a note. In those cases, we are taught to mindfully stagger when we took a breath so the sound appeared uninterrupted. Everyone got to breathe, and the music stayed strong and vibrant. Yesterday I read an article that suggested the administrations’ litany of bad executive orders (more expected on LGBTQ next week) is a way of giving us “protest fatigue” - we will literally lose our will to continue the fight in the fact of the onslaught of negative action. Let’s remember MUSIC. Take a breath. The rest of the chorus will sing. The rest of the band will play. Rejoin so others can breathe. Together, we can sustain a very long, beautiful song for a very, very long time. You don’t have to do it all, but you must add your voice to the song. With special love to all the musicians and music teachers in my life” ~Susan
Beautiful. Thanks, Susan! I also recall a workshop that pointed out that there is no music without a pause between the notes...!
DeleteThe first trailer truck of the year has gotten stuck in Smuggler’s Notch
ReplyDeleteAlready!! The road is closed over the Winter and just opened last week.
It has tight hairpin turns! The state has MANY signs that say "Your GPS is Wrong!" and "$2400 fine" but tractor trailer drivers try it anyway. I don't know how this one got through the barricades they put up last year. It’s frustrating because it requires special equipment to extract the stuck truck. It’s also a huge source of humour here; we even have lotteries to guess when the first truck will get stuck, like we have a lottery for when the last of the ice will melt on “Joe’s Pond.”
CBS news chief quits over Trump lawsuit.
ReplyDeleteAP: CBS News CEO Wendy McMahon said Monday that she is resigning after four years, the latest fallout at the network as its parent company considers settling a lawsuit with President Donald Trump over a “60 Minutes” interview with his former political opponent. -- nordy